Vaginal syringe.



No. 703,616. Patented. July I, l902.'

- N. C. E. SCHWARTZ.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

(Application filed Feb. 23, 1901.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

1 ATTORNEY.

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NIOOLAUS C. E. SCHWARTZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

SIEGIFIGATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 703,616, dated July 1,1202.

Application filed February 23,1901. $erial No. 48,385. (No man.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NIOOLAUS O. E. SCHWARTZ, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vaginal Syringes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vaginal syringes; and it has for its object toprovide an improved device of this class which shall be convenient,effective, and durable in operation and generally superior in thefeatures required of a device of this description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet in which theparts are normally carried or stored, showing in dotted lines the normalinoperative position of the parts and in full lines theoperativepos'ition of the parts, the syringe proper being shown inlongitudinal section. Figure 2 is a detail transverse sectional view ofthe syringe proper, taken upon the line a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail longitudinal sectional view of the injection-tube in detachedposition.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates my improved syringe, whichcomprises in the main a syringe proper, 2, a water-reservoir 3, and aconnection-tube 4.

The syringe proper consists of a hollow bulbous body portion 5,. whichis provided at one end With a nozzle portion 6 and at the other end withan outlet-tube 7. The injection-tube 8 is adapted to be inserted throughthe body portion 5 from theouter or rearward end of the same and toproject at its forward end portion 9 within the nozzle portion 6. At thepoint where the inj ection-tube enters the body portion the latter isformed into an outwardly-projecting flange or neck 10, through which theinjection-tube 8 passes, and the injection-tube is'provided at thispoint with fits tightly within said flange or neck and forms a Water andair tight joint between the same and the inj ection-tube. Theinjection-tube is provided at its outer end portion with a packing-ring12, which forms a water and air tight joint between the inj ection-tubeand the inner end walls of the nozzle portion 6.

The body portion 5 is provided with a plurality of inlet-openings 13,through which the water which has been injected into the vagina from theinjection-tube 8 and through the nozzle portion 6 passes after it"hascirculated through and cleansed the vagina. The body portion is alsoprovided adjacent its outer or rearward end with an air-inlet 14, whichpermits the water to freely enter the body portion through the openings13. passesfinally outwardly through the outlet 7. The body portionis'also provided with a packing-ring 5 at itsouter end, which isarranged to effectively close the mouth of the vagina.

The injection-tube 8 is connected with the water-reservoir 3 by theconnection-tube 4, which preferably consists of a length or section offlexible rubber hose 15, which is connected with the injection-tube atone end by a tubular elbow 16 and at the other end with the reservoir bya tubular elbow 17.

The elbows 16 and 17 may, if desired, be formed integral with thewater-reservoir 3 and the injection-tube 8, respectively. Thewater-reservoir 3 may consist of a glass jar or water-bottle 18, and theinjection-tube 8 may consist of a glass tube 19.

2O designates means for cutting off the passage of water from theWater-reservoir to the injection-tube, and said means 20 con sist, inthe preferred form of construction, of a spring-clamp 21, comprising abase-plate 22, which extends beneath the connectiontube, a spring-tongue23, which projects above the base-plate, and an angular lockingfinger24, which is carried in arms extending above the base-plate and operatesto clamp the connection-tube between the base-plate and thespring-tongue.

The several parts of my improved vaginal syringe are preferably normallyhoused within a cabinet or casing 25, which may be decorative orotherwise and is provided with a swinging door or cover 26. \Vithin thecabinet and adjacent the bottom of the same is arranged a fixedhorizontal partition 27, and above the partition2'7, adjacent the topThe water of the cabinet, is arrangeda detachable horitition 2'7 andfits at its upper end behind the cleat 28. The syringe proper, 2, alsorests in vertical position in the cabinet, its nozzle portion 6 passingthrough an opening 32, formed in the partition 27. For certain uses ofthe syringe proper I may substitute a compressible bulb (shown at 33 indotted lines) for the water-reservoir and connection-tube, and thisrubber bulb is then connected directly with the injection-tube. WVhenthe bulb 33 is employed, it projects above the cleat 2S and rearwardlyof the same and effectually maintains the syringe proper in uprightposition in the cabinet.

The connection-tube is coiled within the cabinet and is suspended fromthe hooks 31;

The operation and advantages of my improved vaginal syringe Will bereadily understood. The syringe proper, 2, is forced into the vaginauntil the nozzle portion (3 is in position to spray the parts, and withthe injection-tube S in operative position and the flow of water fromthe reservoir 3 complete the water passes out into the vagina throughthe nozzleportion (3,circulates within and cleanses the vagina, and thenpasses into the body portion 5 through the inlet-openings 13 and finallyout through the outlet 7 into any suitable receptacle. The bulbous formof the body portion serves to fully distend the vagina and open up thewalls of the same for thorough cleansing of the same. At the same timethe mouth of the vagina is tightly closed againstthe passage of air andwater.

As the Water enters the vagina it forces the air in the same through theinlet-opening 13 into the hollow body portion, whence it passes into theouter air through the air-vent 14 and permits the water to pass into thebody portion through the openings 13. From the body portion the waterflows out through the outlet-tube 7 and thence into any suitablereceptacle.

The water-supply may be entirely out off at any moment by the cutoffmeans 20.

The flow of water into the vagina and out of the same through the hollowbody portion and the outlet-tube maybe regulated by closing the air-vent1; either partially or entirely by the fingers. If the air-Vent beentirely closed, the escape of air from the body portion is prevented,and the water is consequently prevented from entering the body portionand cannot, therefore, flow away through the outlet-tube. I

The cabinet 25 may be conveniently supported or suspended at a pointabove the place of use of the syringe and a full flow of the water fromthe reservoir 3 be thus maintained. The tubular elbows 16 and 17 preventthe buckling or doubling and consequent closing of the connection-tube4, consisting of the flexible hose 15, and permit the full flow of waterthrough the same.

The injection-tube 8 may be employed independently of the body portion 5of the syringe proper, and said injection-tube may be of any preferredform and adapted in construction to the obtaining conditions of use.

The entire device when arranged as described within the cabinet 25 iscompact in form and adapted for convenient storage or transportation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. An improved vaginal syringe, comprising a hollowbulbous body portion having a contracted portion intermediate its endsand a series of perforations adjacent to theline of contraction andprovided at its smaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion andat its larger end with a projecting neck, said body portion beingprovided in its upper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rearpart with adischarge-opening, and an injection-tube adapted to beinserted in the body portion and provided with means for forming a tightjoint with the nozzle-portion and with the projecting neck.

2. An improved vaginal syringe, comprising a hollow, bulbous portionhaving a contracted portion intermediate its ends and a series ofperforations adjacent to the line of contraction and provided at itssmaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion and at its largerend with a projecting neck, said body portion being provided in itsupper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rear part with adischarge-opening, an injectiontube adapted to be inserted in the bodypor-,

tion and provided with means for forming a tight joint with the nozzleportion and with the projecting neck, a Water-reservoir, a flexibleconnection-tube extending between the reservoir and the injection-tubeand a flexible tube connected with the discharge-opening.

3. An improved Vaginal syringe, comprising a hollow, bulbous bodyportion having a contracted portion intermediate its ends and a seriesof perforations adjacent to the line of contraction and provided at itssmaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion and at its largerend with a projecting neck, said body portion being provided in itsupper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rear part with adischarge-opening, an injection-tube adapted to be inserted in the bodyportion and provided with means for forming a tight joint with thenozzle portion and with the projecting neck, a Water-reservoir, aflexible connection-tube extending between the reservoir and theinjection-tube, a flexible tube connected with the discharge -openingand rigid tubular elbows interposed between the connection-tube and thewater-reservoir and the injection-tube respectively and between thedischarge opening and the dischargetube.

4. An improved vaginal syringe, comprising a hollow, bulbous bodyportion having a contracted portion intermediate its ends and a seriesof perforations adjacent to the line of contraction and provided at itssmaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion and at its largerend with a projecting neck, said body portion being provided in itsupper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rear part tube and thewater-reservoir and the injec-- tion-tube respectively and between thedischarge-opening and the discharge-tube, and

means of regulating the inflow and the outv flow.

5. An improved vaginal syringe, comprising a hollow, bulbous bodyportion having a contracted portion intermediate its ends and a seriesof perforations adjacent to the line of contraction and provided at itssmaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion and at its largerend with a projecting neck, said body portion being provided in itsupper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rear part with adischarge-opening, an injection-tube adapted to be inserted in the bodyportion and provided with means for forminga tight joint with the nozzleportion and with the proj ecting neck, a water-reservoir, a flexibleconnection-tube extending between the reservoir and the'injection-tube,a flexible tube connected with the discharge-opening, rigid tubularelbows interposed between the connection-tube and the water-reservoirand the injection-tube respectively and between the dismeans ofregulating the inflow and outflow, the formation and organization of theparts being such that'the water-reservoir may be supported at a pointabove the point of operation and a supply of water may beuninterruptedly passed to and discharged from the vagina during theoperation.

6.-An improved vaginallsyringe, comprising a-hollow, bulbous bodyportion having a contractedportion'intermediate its ends and a series ofperforations adjacent tothe line of contraction and provided at itssmaller end with a perforated bulbous nozzle portion and at its largerend with a projecting neck, said body portion being provided in itsupper rear part with an air-vent and in its lower rear part with adischarge-opening, an injectiontube adapted to be inserted in the bodyportion and provided with means for forming a tight joint with thenozzle portion and with the projecting neck, a water-reservoir, aflexible connection-tube extending between the reservoir and theinjection tube, a flexible tube connected with the discharge-opening,rigid tubular elbows interposed between the connection-tube and thewater-reservoir and the injection-tube respectively and between thedischarge-opening and the discharge-tube, and a cabinet secured abovethe point of op eration and adapted to contain the water-reservoir and,when not in use, the other parts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

NIOOLAUS O. E. SOHWVARTZ.

Witnesses:

J. R. LITTELL, GEO. VAIL HUPPERTZ.

